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Experts sound off on PBGC's 'reportable events' rule BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

San Francisco health care spending law requirement to increase in 2014 BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Group offers health insurance options for small-business owners MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

Heffernan buys middle-market insurance, benefits broker Consuasor MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

Detailed protocols can help reduce workers comp costs: SHRM speaker WORKERS COMP

Angelina Jolie stunt double sues News Corp. over hacking SPECIALTY RISKS

FERMA urges risk management inclusion on social transparency SPECIALTY RISKS

Time to stop arguing about climate change, World Bank says RISK MANAGEMENT

OFF BEAT: Beyonce, video game maker settle breach-of-contract lawsuit SPECIALTY RISKS

Breast cancer patient settles discrimination case against Proskauer Rose SPECIALTY RISKS

U.S. fines ABN AMRO unit $1 million for violations SPECIALTY RISKS

Malpractice claim frequency, severity rise: Survey SPECIALTY RISKS

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Health reform law research fee is tax-deductible: IRS BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Rising indemnity, severity cited in proposed 16.9% N.Y. comp rate plan WORKERS COMP

Buffett officially launches Berkshire's commercial insurance unit BROKERS & INSURERS

Employers up estimated costs of health care reform law: Mercer BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Brokerage Lockton opens Boston office MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

California official recommends Anthem units be barred from exchange MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

Digital Benefit Advisors launches private insurance exchange MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

Regulators need to work with insurers: Benmosche, other IIS panelist BROKERS & INSURERS

Marsh sets up unit for financial institution credit and political risk BROKERS & INSURERS

Data analytics aid decision-making, cut costs: Bermuda panel RISK MANAGEMENT

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Time to stop arguing about climate change, World Bank says RISK MANAGEMENT

Texas legislature passes bill allowing captives in the state RISK MANAGEMENT

Federal Insurance Office releases first industry report BROKERS & INSURERS

Workers comp is only recourse for granary death despite OSHA violations WORKERS COMP

Bill to separate agent compensation from medical loss ratios introduced BROKERS & INSURERS

Buffett officially launches Berkshire's commercial insurance unit BROKERS & INSURERS

Federal Insurance Office releases first industry report BROKERS & INSURERS

Employers up estimated costs of health care reform law: Mercer BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Berkshire's Eastwood sees good potential in property/casualty sector BROKERS & INSURERS

Health reform law research fee is tax-deductible: IRS BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Bill to separate agent compensation from medical loss ratios introduced BROKERS & INSURERS

Fireman's Fund names Andrew Torrance as new CEO BROKERS & INSURERS

GALLERY: Most highly compensated executives at publicly traded brokers BROKERS & INSURERS

California official recommends Anthem units be barred from exchange MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

Regulators need to work with insurers: Benmosche, other IIS panelist BROKERS & INSURERS

Jury awards $500,000 to woman denied promotion SPECIALTY RISKS

Brokerage Lockton opens Boston office MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

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Insurance cost for directors of U.S.-listed Chinese firms on the rise GLOBAL FOCUS

Increasing piracy threats in West Africa likely to push up insurance costs GLOBAL FOCUS

Australia: Concerns over reduced transparency from insurance standard GLOBAL FOCUS

Russia: First-quarter 2013 gross premiums up 12.8% to $7.7 billion GLOBAL FOCUS

Croatia: Insurers gross premium rises to $708.1 million for January to May 2013 GLOBAL FOCUS

Withdrawal of Latvian insurer's license forces firms to find replacement GLOBAL FOCUS

Axa plans investment in infrastructure debt GLOBAL FOCUS

Kenya: Insurance Act set for overhaul GLOBAL FOCUS

Alternative capacity to reach 15% of property catastrophe reinsurance: Study GLOBAL FOCUS

Global takaful business likely to hit $20 billion by 2017: Deloitte GLOBAL FOCUS

Turkey: Insurance industry grows 27.3% in first quarter of 2013 GLOBAL FOCUS

Total written premium of insurers in U.A.E. estimated at $7.2 billion in 2012 GLOBAL FOCUS

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SOLUTION ARC: How companies can ensure they get maximum employee participation in defined contribution plans BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

SOLUTION ARC: How employers can glean benefits from social media usage and avoid the related risks SPECIALTY RISKS

SOLUTION ARC: How to contend with emerging risks as the economy continues to recover RISK MANAGEMENT

SOLUTION ARC: How insurers, brokers and risk managers can be better prepared for a natural disaster BROKERS & INSURERS

SOLUTION ARC: How the public and private sectors can guard against cyber risks SPECIALTY RISKS

SOLUTION ARC: How your company can stay current with its RMIS technology RISK MANAGEMENT

SOLUTION ARC: How companies can prevent employees from stealing intellectual property MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

SOLUTION ARC: How to achieve the most benefits from a captive insurer RISK MANAGEMENT

SOLUTION ARC: Surge in public violence demands sharper focus on risk management and security RISK MANAGEMENT

SOLUTION ARC: How brokerages can develop successful growth strategies BROKERS & INSURERS

SOLUTION ARC: Executive risks SPECIALTY RISKS

SOLUTION ARC: Pension landscape shifts, as employers revamp retirement benefits BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

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Chrysler relents, will recall 2.7M Jeeps on fuel tank issue

(Reuters) — Chrysler Group L.L.C. gave in to government pressure and said it would recall 2.7 million older Jeep models, after initially fighting a recall request from U.S. regulators.

Time to stop arguing about climate change, World Bank says

(Reuters) — The world should stop arguing about whether humans are causing climate change and start taking action to stop dangerous temperature rises, the president of the World Bank said Wednesday.

SPECIALTY RISKS

Municipalities struggle with cyber security risks affecting data

TAMPA, Fla. — As local cities, counties and municipalities hold vast amounts of personal data, cyber risks pose significant exposures for public entity risk managers.

Angelina Jolie stunt double sues News Corp. over hacking

(Reuters) — A stunt double for Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has sued News Corp. over allegations its British newspapers hacked her phone, the first lawsuit in the United States against the company since the scandal broke two years ago.

BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Benefit broker Corporate Synergies launches private health exchange

Benefit broker and consultant Corporate Synergies Group L.L.C. has launched a private health insurance exchange that will enable employers with 100 or more employees to offer workers a wide array of plans.

Experts sound off on PBGC's 'reportable events' rule

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.’s plan to increase reporting demands on defined benefit plans would place unnecessary burdens on them while providing little new information, pension fund advocates said Tuesday.

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BLOOMBERG
AIG, Prudential to face more regulatory scrutiny

American International Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. could become less competitive as a result of being designated systemically important financial institutions, though industry experts say much about the effect of SIFI status remains…

Global capital standard for insurers won’t happen anytime soon

SEOUL, South Korea — A global risk-based capital standard for insurers would help large insurers better diversify their risks and reduce their costs, but such harmonization could be way off in the future, insurance experts said.

MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

Benefits brokers ready middle-market employer clients for health care exchanges

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —Benefits brokers expect most middle-market employers — even those with as few as 20 employees — to continue offering health benefits to their employees after 2014 despite the availability of insurance…

Group offers health insurance options for small-business owners

The National Federation of Independent Businesses will offer its members easy access to a wide range of personal health insurance plans, the group announced Wednesday.

WORKERS COMP

Rising indemnity, severity cited in proposed 16.9% N.Y. comp rate plan

A proposal to raise New York workers compensation rates by 16.9% is based in part on increasing indemnity and medical claim severity, according to the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board.

Detailed protocols can help reduce workers comp costs: SHRM speaker

CHICAGO — Human resource managers can help reduce workers compensation costs by devising written plans that document each step of the comp process and effectively communicating expectations to injured employees, a consultant said Wednesday.